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Local Hospital Receives Grant

The Kentucky Office of Rural Health has been awarded a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to improve out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest survival rates among […]

Next Expansion for Local Hospital

Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson talked with WJRS NEWS about the facility’s next potential expansion and where the board of directors is at in the process….

Hospital Board Met Thursday Evening

Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson sat down with WJRS NEWS following Thursday evening’s monthly meeting of the local healthcare facility’s board of directors. Thompson touched on a change on the board as well as […]

Early Tuesday Morning Crash Sends Three to Hospital

A two-vehicle injury accident sent three men to the hospital for treatment on Tuesday morning, according to the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 6:00 am eight miles south of Jamestown, Matthew Jones of Jamestown […]

Local Hospital Sees Increase in Cash

Russell County Hospital saw an increase in cash from the previous month of $196,637, leaving a month end cash balance of just over $7.1 million. The facility’s day’s cash on hand is now at 100. […]

More From Hospital Board Meeting Last Week

Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson discussed with WJRS NEWS several important upcoming dates at the hospital as well as the ending of the fiscal year… https://jeffh26.sg-host.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Thompson-7-22.mp3

Local Hospital Board Met Thursday

Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson talked with WJRS NEWS following Thursday’s monthly meeting of the hospital’s board of directors about some preliminary planning in regards to improvements at the facility… https://jeffh26.sg-host.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Thompson-7-19.mp3 We’ll have more […]